Previous posts for February 3rd are here: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina; Felix Mendelssohn (2020), Mabel Mercer (2021), Johann Georg Albrechtsberger; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (2022), Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (2023), Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina; Felix Mendelssohn (2024), and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina; Felix Mendelssohn (2025)
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Palestrina's funeral was held at St. Peter's, and he was buried beneath the floor of the basilica. His tomb was later covered by new construction and attempts to locate his grave have been unsuccessful. – Wikipedia
Palestrina was buried in Rome,
But he's lost under St. Peter's dome;
Which seems a bit careless,
But at least he's not prayerless
In his holy anonymous home.
Felix Mendelssohn (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor whose works are still a core part of the repertoire.
The Child is Father of the Man
He never outgrew his precocious youthful style. – Taruskin, qtd. in Wikipedia
The distinct Mendelssohnian sound
Is a thing that is justly renowned;
But the musical means
Which he found in his teens,
While effective, is rarely profound,
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